Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Yarmouth, ME: what to set up and who to call
Elections in North Yarmouth are run by North Yarmouth itself; register with the North Yarmouth Town Clerk. The closest public drop-off to North Yarmouth is Yarmouth Public Works Department - Landfill, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Yarmouth, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in North Yarmouth.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Yarmouth. Its homes paid an average of 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 8% of Central Maine Power’s home customers do, and Central Maine Power still delivers it.
Start or move service: cmpco.com · (800) 750-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Portland Water District-Greater
Portland Water District-Greater supplies North Yarmouth: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Yarmouth Water District serves another 7%. About 82% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 135,068 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 58% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0091300.
7 home internet providers serve North Yarmouth
98% of 1,697 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 44% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 9% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in North Yarmouth
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Yarmouth, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, Cardboard (emptied and flattened)
- Bottles and Jars (empty and dry)
- Aluminum and Steel Cans (empty and rinse)
- Food and Beverage Cartons (empty and replace cap)
- Kitchen, Laundry, and Bath (empty and replace cap)
Freeport Recycling
1010 Hedgehog Mountain Road Freeport, ME 04032
Riverside Recycling
910 Riverside Street Portland, ME 04103
Garbage to Garden Compost Kiosk
10 Village Square, North Yarmouth
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check northyarmouth.org →
From northyarmouth.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Yarmouth is in School Administrative District 51.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
North Yarmouth is in ZIP code 04097
ZIP codes where North Yarmouth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Yarmouth | ZIP’s residents in North Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04097 | North Yarmouth, ME | 100% | 100% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in North Yarmouth
Who supplies North Yarmouth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Portland Water District-Greater (EPA ID ME0091300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Yarmouth?
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Yarmouth?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, GoNetspeed, T-Mobile, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Yarmouth?
04097. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Yarmouth in?
School Administrative District 51.
How do I register to vote in North Yarmouth?
In Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the North Yarmouth Town Clerk. Check your registration at maine.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: North Yarmouth’s own website (northyarmouth.org), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.